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#41373F

Graphite · dark neutral

About #41373F

With the hex code #41373F, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 22% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 75% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Graphite — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Gunmetal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #374139, a graphite shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.39:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green55
Blue63

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.0
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.6
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 9.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #41373F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #41373F.
11.39:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #41373F.
1.84:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #41373F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#41373F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#37393F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#393A3F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#42373A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #41373F?

With the hex code #41373F, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 22% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 75% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #41373F?

Use white text. White on #41373F has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #41373F?

Its complementary colour is #374139, and analogous partners are #3E3741 and #41373A.